Janibek Alimkhanuly and Andrei Mikhailovich successfully weighed-in for their middleweight title fight. The pair battles it out in the main event at The Star in Sydney, Australia on October 4.
The 160 lbs contest was initially scheduled to take place in Las Vegas in July, but fell off last minute, after the defending champion fainted cutting weight. On the second attempt, both fighters tipped the scales making the fight official.
Kazakhstan’s undefeated Janibek Alimkhanuly (15-0, 10 KOs), who puts on the line his IBF title, weighed-in at 72.38 kg, which is 159.57 lbs. Unbeaten challenger Andrei Mikhailovich (21-0, 13 KOs) of New Zealand showed 72.54 kg, which is 159.92 lbs. The championship bout is scheduled for 12 rounds.
Mea Motu and Shannon O’Connell were on weight for their 56.85 kg catchweight bout that serves as the co-main event. New Zealand’s unbeaten Motu (19-0, 7 KOs) came in at 56.68 kg. Former title challenger O’Connell (24-7-1, 12 KOs) of Australia was 56.66 kg. The bout is scheduled for eight rounds.
As well, unbeaten Charlie Kazzi (6-0, 2 KOs) of Australia and Lui Magaiva (4-6, 1 KOs) of Papua New Guinea were 60.76 kg and 57.42 kg, respectively, for their eight-round bout at lightweight. In another Australia vs of Papua New Guinea matchup at lightweight scheduled for six rounds, Ahmed Reda (2-0, 2 KOs) weighed-in at 61.18 kg, while his opponent Joe Kara (5-6-1, 5 KOs) showed 59.24 kg.
Wayne Telepe (1-0, 1 KO) of Australia and Bashir Nassir (0-1-1) of Uganda did not weigh-in during the broadcast for their previously announced four-round bout at lightweight.